Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 P5100 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 P5210 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced February 2012 June 2013 May 2016
Status Released - May 2012 Coming Soon - Q3 2013 Available - May 2016
Price - - Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Black, White Pearl White, Metallic Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 256.6 x 175.3 x 9.7 mm
(10.1 x 6.9 x 0.38 in)
243.1 x 176.1 x 8 mm
(9.57 x 6.93 x 0.31 in)
254.2 x 155.3 x 8.2 mm
(10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 in)
Weight 588 g (20.74 oz) 510 g (17.99 oz) 525 g (18.52 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 38(2600), 40(2300)
Messaging , EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Dual-core 1.6 GHz Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870
GPU PowerVR SGX540 - Mali-T830 MP2
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16/32 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches 10.1 inches 10.1 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (149 ppi) 1280 x 800 pixels (149 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.15% 69.51% 75.04%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No -
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging Auto focus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 2 MP, f/2.2, 1080p video [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps No Yes
Edge Class 12 No Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 7000 mAh 6800 mAh 7300 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h - -